| 2. | Rev. Arthur Richmond Renfro was born on 29 Sep 1930 in Washington County, , , Tennessee (son of Dewey Lattie Renfro and Mary Lee Coffee); died on 5 Aug 2007 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Bethesda Methodist Church Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. Notes:
Buried:
ERWIN---The Reverend Arthur Renfro, age 76, 135 Scalf Road, Chuckey, Tenn., went home Sunday morning.
He was the son of the late Dewey Lattie Renfro and Mary Lee Coffey Renfro of Erwin.
In the early 1950s, he served in the U.S. Navy. A well-known pastor and evangelist for the past 43 years, the Rev. Renfro served as pastor of Cherry Hill F.W.B. Church, Limestone; Roan Street F.W.B. Church, Elizabethton; Lowes Chapel F.W.B. Church, Newport; Liberty F.W.B. Church, of the South Central Community; and Friendship F.W.B. Church, Pell City, Ala.
In addition to his parents, the Rev. Renfro was preceded in death by two sisters, Virginia Freeman, of Jonesborough, and Lucille Ray, of Travelers Rest, S.C.
The Reverend Renfro is survived by his partner, friend, and wife of 54 years, Vivian Renfro, of the home; two daughters, Joan and her husband, John Stuart, Chuckey, Tenn., and Janet and her husband, Billy Osborne, Pell City, Ala.; two sons, Daryl and wife, Janie Renfro, Chuckey, Tenn., and Lee and wife, Patty Renfro, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; four sisters, Anna Mae Tittle, Emma Jean Fowler, Marie Tittle, and Carolyn Haines, all of Erwin; one brother, J.C. Renfro, Erwin; twelve grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and cousins, and a host of brothers and sisters in Christ.
Visitation will be Tuesday, August 7, 2007, from 6 - 9 p.m. in the chapel of Valley Funeral Home.
A Home Going Celebration will be conducted Wednesday morning at 11 a.m. in Liberty F.W.B. Church, South Central Community. Rev. Renfro will lie in state one hour prior to service.
Services will be conducted by the Rev. Joe Bible, the Rev. Richard Tittle, the Rev. Gary Norton, and the Rev. Anthony Payne. Music will be provided by Andrew Landers, Gena Martin, and Sheila Balch.
The final resting place will be the Bethesda Church Cemetery, Jonesborough, and will follow Home Going Celebration. Pallbearers will be selected from the grandsons, nephew, and special friends of the church.
Special pallbearers Kerney Moses and his special wife, Joynel, who stuck with him to the end; Joe Martin and wife, Gena; Jeremy Seatons, "Rev. Renfro's Mentee," and wife, Emily.
Arthur married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1957 - 2021 (64 years)